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Jeff McMurray’s Biography

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I cover national infrastructure and transportation issues for The Associated Press in Chicago and edit stories for the U.S. Desk with a particular focus on government and politics. Previously in my 26-year AP career I served as the correspondent in Lexington, Kentucky; a regional reporter in Washington, D.C.; a state government reporter in Tallahassee, Florida; and as a general assignment reporter in St. Louis and Louisville, Kentucky. Outside of work, I'm an aspiring screenwriter always on the…

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Schools are cutting bus service for children. Parents are turning to ride-hailing apps

Schools are cutting bus service for children. Parents are turning to ride-hailing apps

The question of how to replace the traditional yellow bus has become an urgent problem for some, and a spark …

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Prosecutors: Smollett paid brothers $3,500 for staged attack

Prosecutors: Smollett paid brothers $3,500 for staged attack

CHICAGO (AP) - Two brothers who told police that Jussie Smollett paid them $3,500 to help stage an attack on …

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AP finds 5,000 horse deaths at US tracks since '03; many states don't tally, NA

AP finds 5,000 horse deaths at US tracks since '03; many states don't tally, NA

LEXINGTON, Kentucky (AP) _ Thoroughbred racetracks in the U.S. reported more than three horse deaths a day la…

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Some transit riders haven't returned due to crime fears. New fare gates aim to reassure them

Some transit riders haven't returned due to crime fears. New fare gates aim to reassure them

Transit systems are building stronger, better security gates to avoid fare skippers. It's part of an effort t…

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Cars collect troves of data about traffic and road hazards. Should they share it?

Cars collect troves of data about traffic and road hazards. Should they share it?

Transportation officials are hoping a major investment in a technology allowing cars to talk to other cars ab…

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Want to speed up a road or transit project? Just host a political convention

Want to speed up a road or transit project? Just host a political convention

Cities seldom launch big-ticket infrastructure projects to host a political convention, but landing the high-…

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From rural routes to desegregation runs, the yellow school bus faces a new reality

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| AgriNews Verified
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — They arrived in a kaleidoscope of colors, but one won. For decades, the American school bus has maintained such a standard look that “school bus yellow” is national shorthand for their deep, glossy hue. No act of Congress mandated the color, with its slight orange tint. Rather, a 1939 conference of transportation officials from all U.S. states — then 48 — chose the shade for its visibility as one of the first safety standards.
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Some US cities have begun rewarding careful drivers with fewer red lights

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| The Morning Call Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JEFF McMURRAY Officials struggled for years to curb high-speed crashes along a residential corridor cutting through Albuquerque, New Mexico, but simply punishing the lead-footed drivers didn’t seem to work. What ultimately did was rewarding the law-abiding ones with fewer red lights.
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